Impulsivity traits and neurocognitive mechanisms conferring vulnerability to substance use disorders

A Verdejo-Garcia, N Albein-Urios - Neuropharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
Impulsivity-the tendency to act without sufficient consideration of potential consequences in
pursuit of short-term rewards-is a vulnerability marker for substance use disorders (SUD) …

Mapping sign-tracking and goal-tracking onto human behaviors

JM Colaizzi, SB Flagel, MA Joyner… - Neuroscience & …, 2020 - Elsevier
As evidenced through classic Pavlovian learning mechanisms, environmental cues can
become incentivized and influence behavior. These stimulus-outcome associations are …

Promising vulnerability markers of substance use and misuse: A review of human neurobehavioral studies

B Lees, AM Garcia, J Debenham, AE Kirkland… - …, 2021 - Elsevier
Substance use often begins, and noticeably escalates, during adolescence. Identifying
predictive neurobehavioral vulnerability markers of substance use and related problems …

In context: A developmental model of reward processing, with implications for autism and sensitive periods

CC Clements, K Ascunce, CA Nelson - … of the American Academy of Child …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Differences in reward processing have been associated with numerous psychiatric
disorders, including autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Many …

Neural response to rewards moderates the within‐person association between daily positive events and positive affect during a period of stress exposure

H Renault, C Freeman, I Banica, A Sandre… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Stress and neural responses to reward can interact to predict psychopathology, but the
mechanisms of this interaction are unclear. One possibility is that the strength of neural …

Decreased reward-related brain function prospectively predicts increased substance use.

CP Bart, R Nusslock, TH Ng, MK Titone… - Journal of abnormal …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Substance use and addiction are prominent global health concerns and are associated with
abnormalities in reward sensitivity. Reward sensitivity and approach motivation are …

Neural reward circuit dysfunction as a risk factor for bipolar spectrum disorders and substance use disorders: A review and integration

CP Bart, MK Titone, TH Ng, R Nusslock… - Clinical psychology review, 2021 - Elsevier
Bipolar spectrum disorders (BSDs) and substance use disorders (SUDs) are associated with
neural reward dysfunction. However, it is unclear what pattern of neural reward function …

Implementations of sign-and goal-tracking behavior in humans: A scoping review

M Heck, N Durieux, P Anselme… - Cognitive, Affective, & …, 2024 - Springer
Animal research has identified two major phenotypes in the tendency to attribute incentive
salience to a reward-associated cue. Individuals called “sign-trackers”(STs) preferentially …

Prospective associations between early adolescent reward functioning and later dimensions of psychopathology.

M Mattoni, S Pegg, A Kujawa, DN Klein… - … and Clinical Science, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Individual differences in reward functioning have been associated with numerous disorders
in adolescence. Given relations with multiple forms of psychopathology, it is unclear whether …

Short term effects of the REAL media e-learning media literacy substance prevention curriculum: An RCT of adolescents disseminated through a community …

K Greene, AE Ray, HJ Choi, SD Glenn… - Drug and alcohol …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the short-term effects of testing an
e-learning program to reduce adolescent substance use and abuse. Early initiation of …